Winter begins officially on Sunday, Dec. 21, although I think it has already arrived for most of us. Coldspring Chamber of Commerce had a pleasant day for their very successful Christmas event. We …

I was at a Christmas celebration last week with a bunch of Rotarians (my wife is one of the spinners. I haven’t been one since 2013) when the subject of what we do for a living came up. …

“Instant ancestors” is what my mother used to call the abandoned photographs of people from another era that are found in every antique and junk shop. As the walls in our home were filled …

A career diplomat told President Andrew Jackson on Dec. 16, 1829, the inside story of how the Sabine River became the dividing line between Louisiana and Spanish territory — a political …

As an outdoors writer for the past 40 years and a lifelong outdoors person, I have more than my share of downright comical things that occurred while spending time hunting, fishing and kicking around …

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to reverse a lower court’s ruling and uphold the mid-decade redrawn congressional map for Texas sent candidates scrambling to file or opt to retire …

My wife and I looked forward with great anticipation to the births of all five of our children, but I remember most the anticipation surrounding the birth of our first child. She was the first …

Saturday was Shepherd's Christmas event and parade. The weather was good with sunny skies and after a chilly early morning, it warmed up. For those needing a hot “cuppa,” Friends of …

In August of this year, the National Guard was ordered into the District of Columbia, posted because President Trump decreed that the nation’s capital was a crime-ridden mess. The crime …

Cradling a treasure he had found in the bedroom where he was staying, my son said, “Mom. Can you imagine how much this would cost in an antique shop? Staying here is like living in a time …

Infuriated by the General’s defense of the Cherokees, Col. Sam Jordan grabbed an ax handle and took a swing at Sam Houston on Dec. 9, 1840. Adolphus Sterne alertly blocked the blow saving the …

About 1 million Texans over the age of 45 who receive health insurance coverage through the federal Affordable Care Act will likely face monthly premiums of more than $1,000, the Austin …

Love them or hate them, cormorants have flocked to lakes and private waters in Texas to spend the winter months roosting on standing timber on our lakes and devouring both baitfish and gamefish as …

There are two attitudes in life: one of hope and the other of despair. Once, a misprint of a weather forecast read like this: “There is a 5 percent chance of today and tomorrow.” In …

I wore a sweater this week for the first time since last winter. Then we had much needed rain. That and Thanksgiving made it a memorable week. Shepherd Chamber of Commerce is busy with final …

Were I a little more cynical, I would be extremely morose about the increasing lack of civility in society. It’s not just here, either. It’s global, and unless there’s some …

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We are well into our holiday season now, with Halloween behind us, and Christmas coming closer. There is a great choice of events for our area to enjoy. Town …

A Sunday School teacher asked her class to make a list of things for which they were thankful. One little boy wrote down that he was thankful for his glasses. The teacher was impressed by that. Some …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a lower court ruling that threw out the state’s new congressional map, allowing the new districts to stay in place, at least for now. A federal panel, …

Jose Maria Jesus Carbajal waited until the guards were sound asleep before walking out of the Matamoros jail on the night of Nov. 28, 1835. The native Texan reached Goliad in time to sign the first …